Rein attachment



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C. C. MILLER.

Rein Attachment.

No. 240,161'. PatentedApril 12,1881.--

Ii ATTORNEY N,PETERS. PHOTOMTHOGRAFHER, wAsmNGTON. n CA UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN C. MILLER, OF SOUTH FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN.

REIN ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,161, dated April12, 1881.

l Application filed october 23, Isso. (Model.)

Tf all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN C. MILLER, of South Frankfort, in thecounty of Benzie and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Rein Attachments; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification, in which- Figure l shows a front viegv of thedevice' with the strap attached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form of frame.

This invention relates to devices for attaching reins to the bit-rings,and is designed to take the place of the billets in ordinary use.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter indicated.

In the annexed drawings, A is a metal tug, having at one end thesnap-hook a and the loops a a" and slot a".

U is a wedge, having a pin, c.

D is a portion of a rein, having the hole d.

In putting the device together, the rein D is slipped through the loopsa a. The pin o of Wedge O is inserted into hole d with the inclinedportion of the wedge toward the loop a. The rein is then pulled untilthe wedge is jammed under the loop a. In case loop a should break, thewedge would slide along to loop a, the end of pin .c sliding in slot a".To then attach the rein and tug to the bitring it is only necessary tosnap the hook over the ring.

Fig. 3 shows'a modification intended for round reins. The tug B is madetubular. Through the tube b the rein is slipped, the wedge inserted asbefore, and bearing against the end b of tube b, the upper portion, c,of said tube performing the function and being the equivalent of theloop upon the tug A.

In a rein attachment, the metal tug A, having a snap-hook, a', at oneend, and the loops a a and slot a, in combination with the wedge C,having pin c, constructed and operating substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN C. MILLER.

Witnesses:

J. A. BREWER, WM. H. FRANCIS.

